Blake Mathews - Baseball Coach - Davidson College Athletics

Blake Mathews

Title:
Volunteer Assistant
Email:
davidsoncollegebaseball@gmail.com

Blake Mathews joined the DC Baseball staff in January 2018, where he served as pitching coach during that upcoming season. In addition to managing bullpens, Blake also assists with outfielders and helps coordinate camps, recruiting, and daily field maintenance.

Under Mathews' guidance, the 2018 Wildcat pitching staff spent the majority of the season leading the league in earned run average, a category they also ranked in the Top 20 nationally. The staff also ranked in the Top 3 in the league and Top 30 in the country in fewest walks allowed. Senior southpaw Evan Roberts turned in the best season of his career, tossing three complete games, striking out six or more in six games this season, including a career-high 12 on the road at A-10 foe Rhode Island. Roberts hurled his first CG shutout on the road at Richmond, and then responded with his final CG, also against Richmond in the opening round of the A-10 Championship, where he surrendered just one walk and landed on the All-Championship squad for his performance. Fellow veteran Connor Gordon no-hit ACC power Wake Forest en route to a A-10 Pitcher of the Week honor and was ranked in the Top five in the country in ERA throughout the 2018 campaign, finishing with just 16 runs in nearly 50 innings.

Prior to Davidson, Mathews completed a stint at Samford University, where he served as the squad's director of player development. While there, he implemented the SYDEX Bats software system, assisting with recruiting, and coordinated with the Bulldogs' video department

He played collegiately at the University of Mobile, where he carried a sub-two ERA in his career with the Rams.

A native of Mobile, Ala., he attended St. Paul's Episcopal High School and posted a 12-1 record during his senior season and was named a regional all-star.

Blake, his wife Saige, and son John Michael reside in Huntersville.